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Nohttp://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/estbrr5...1 of 9 27-Oct-11 3:12 AMNo. AB 14017/41/90-Estt. (RR)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions(Department of Personnel & Training)********New Delhi, 15 th February, 1991OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Posting of Government employees who have mentallyretarded children.The undersigned is directed to say that there has been a demand that an employed parentof a mentally retarded child should be given posting at a place of his/her choice. This demandhas been made on the plea that facilities of medical aid and education of such children are notavailable everywhere. Also looking after such children does require special care and patienceand is expensive. Hence some concessions from the Government at least in matters of postingat a place of choice is called for.2. The matter has been examined. Considering that the facilities for medical help andeducation of mentally retarded children may not be available at all stations, a choice in theplace of posting is likely to be of some help to the parent in taking care of such a child.While administratively it may not be possible in all cases to ensure posting of such anemployee at a place of his/her choice, Ministries/Departments are requested to take asympathetic view on the merits of each case and accommodate such requests for posting tothe extent possible.ToAll Ministries/Departments.Sd/-( M.V. Kesavan )DIRECTOR

Nohttp://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/estbrr5...2 of 9 27-Oct-11 3:12 AMNo. A-B 14017/41/90-Estt. (RR)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions(Department of Personnel & Training)********New Delhi the 10 th May, 1990OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Posting of Physically Handicapped Candidates.The undersigned is directed to say that a suggestion has been made thatphysically handicapped candidates appointed under the Government shouldpreferably be posted in their native places or at least in their native district. Thematter has been examined carefully. It may not be possible or desirable to lay downthat physically handicapped employees belonging to Group-A or Group-B who haveall India transfer liability should be posted near their native places. However, in thecase of holders of Group-C or Group-D posts who have been recruited on regionalbasis and who are physically handicapped, such persons may be given posting, asfar as possible, subject to administrative constraints, near their native places withinthe region.2. Requests from physically handicapped employees for transfer to or near theirnative places may also be given preference.3. Suitable instructions may also be issued to all subordinate units.Sd/-( J.S. MATHUR )Joint Secretary to the Government of IndiaToAll Ministries/Departments.

Nohttp://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/estbrr5...3 of 9 27-Oct-11 3:12 AMNo. A-B 14017/16/2002-Estt.(RR)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions(Department of Personnel & Training)********New Delhi the 13 th March, 2002OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Posting of Physically Handicapped Candidates.Reference this Department’s O.M.NO. AB-14017/41/41/90-Estt. (RR) dated10.5.1990 (copy enclosed) on the above subject.2. It is clarified that the guideline contained in para 2 of this Department’s O.M.dated 10.5.1990 that requests from physically handicapped employees for transferto or near their native places may also be given preference, covers physicallyhandicapped employees in Groups A, B, C and D.3. Suitable instructions may also be issued to all subordinate offices etc.4. Hindi version will follow.ToAll Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.Sd/-( Alok Saxena )Deputy Secretary to the Government of IndiaCopy to:1. The President’s Secretariat, New Delhi.2. The Prime Minister’s Office, New Delhi.

Nohttp://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/estbrr5...4 of 9 27-Oct-11 3:12 AM3. The Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi.4. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi.5. The Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi.6. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, New Delhi.7. The Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi.8. The Staff Selection Commission, New Delhi.9. All Attached Offices under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions.10. Establishment Officer and Secretary, ACC (10 copies).11. All Officers and Sections in the Department of Personnel for necessary action.12. Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (JCM), 13-C Ferozeshah Road,New Delhi.13. All Staff Members of National Council (JCM).14. All Staff Members of the Departmental Council (JCM), Ministry of Personnel,PG and Pensions.15. Establishment (RR Division) (200 copies).Sd/-( S.J. Kumar )Under Secretary to the Government of IndiaNo. 28034/7/86-Estt. (A)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions(Department of Personnel & Training)********New Delhi the 03.04.86

Nohttp://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/estbrr5...5 of 9 27-Oct-11 3:12 AMOFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Posting of husband and wife at the same station.The question of formulation of a policy regarding the posting at thesame place of husband and wife who are in Govt. service or in theservice of Public Sector Undertakings has been raised in Parliament andother forums on several occasions. Govt.’s position has been thatrequests of Govt. servants and employees of public sector undertakingsfor posting at the same station usually receive sympatheticconsideration, and that each case is decided on merits, keeping in viewthe administrative requirements.2. The Govt. of India have given the utmost importance to the enhancement ofwomen’s status in all sectors and all walks of life. Strategies and policies are beingformulated and implemented by different Ministries of the Central Govt. to achievethis end. It is also considered necessary to have a policy which can enable womenemployed under the Govt. and the Public Sector undertakings to discharge theirresponsibilities as wife/mother on the one hand and productive workers on the other,more effectively. It is the policy of the Govt. that as far as possible and within theconstraints of administrative feasibility, the husband and wife should be posted at thesame station to enable them to lead a normal family life and to ensure the educationand welfare of their children.3. In Feb., 1976 the then Department of Social Welfare had issued a circular D.O.letter to all Ministries and Departments requesting them to give serious considerationto the question of posting husband and wife at the same station. However,representations continue to be received by the Department of Women’s Welfare inthe Ministry of Human Resources Development from women seeking the interventionof that Department for a posting at the place where their husbands are posted. Ithas, therefore, now been decided to lay down a broad statement of policy at leastwith regard to these employees who are under the purview of theGovt./Public Sector Undertakings. An attempt has, therefore, been made in thefollowing paragraphs to lay down some guidelines to enable the cadre controllingauthorities to consider the requests from the spouses for a posting at the samestation. At the outset, it may be clarified that it may not be possible to bring everycategory of employees within the ambit of this policy as situations of husband/wifeemployment are varied and manifold. The guidelines given below are, therefore,illustrative and not exhaustive. Govt. desire that in all other cases the cadrecontrolling authority should consider such requests with utmost sympathy.4. The classes of cases that may arise, and the guidelines for dealing with eachclass of case, are given below:-

Nohttp://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/estbrr5...6 of 9 27-Oct-11 3:12 AM(i) Where the spouses belong to the same All India Service or two of the All IndiaServices namely IAS, IPSA and Indian Forest Service (Group ‘A’);- The spouse will be posted to the same Cadre by providing for a cadre transfer ofone spouse to the Cadre of the other spouse subject to their not being posted bythis process to their home cadre. Postings within the cadre will, of course, fallwithin the purview of the State Govt.(ii) Where one spouse belongs to one of the All India Services and the other spousebelongs to one of the Central Services:-- The cadre controlling authority of the Central service may post the officer tothe station or if there is no post in that station, the State where the otherspouse belonging to the All India Service is posted.(iii) Where the spouses belong to the same Central Service;- The Cadre controlling authority may post the spouses to the same station.(iv) Where the spouse belongs to one Central Service and the other spouse belongsto another Central Service:-- The spouse with the longer service at a station may apply to the appropriatecadre controlling authority and the said authority may post the said officer tothe station, or if there is no post in that station to the State where the otherspouse belonging to the other Central Service is posted.(v) Where one spouse belongs to an All India Service and the other spouse belongsto a Public Sector Undertakings;- The spouse employed under the Public Sector Undertaking may apply to thecompetent authority and said authority may post the said officer to the station, or ifthere is no post under the PSU in that station, to the State where the other spouseis posted.(vi) Where one spouse belongs to a Central Service and the other spouse belongsto PSU:-

Nohttp://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/estbrr5...7 of 9 27-Oct-11 3:12 AM- The spouse employed under the PSU may apply to the competent authorityand the said authority may post the officer to the station or if there is no post underthe PSU in that station, to the State where the other spouse is posted. If, however,the request cannot be granted because the PSU has no post in the saidstation/State, then the spouse belonging to the Central Service may apply to theappropriate cadre controlling authority and the said authority may post the saidofficer to the station or if there is no post in that station, to the state where thespouse employed under PSU is posted.(vii) Where one spouse is employed under the Central Govt. and the other spouse isemployed under the State Govt.- The spouse employed under the Central Govt. may apply to the competentauthority and the competent authority may post the said officer to the station or ifthere is no post in that station to the State where the other spouse is posted.5. As will be sseen from the illustrations given above, they do not cover allpossible categories of cases which may arise. In fact it is not possible to anticipateall the categories of cases. Each case, no covered by the above guidelines will haveto be dealt with keeping in mind the spirit in which these guidelines have been laiddown and the larger objective of ensuring that a husband and wife are, as far aspossible and within the constraints of administrative convenience, posted at thesame station.6. Ministry of Finance etc. are requested to bring the above instructions to thenotice of all administrative authorities under their control and ensure compliance.7. In so far as persons serving in Indian Audit and Accounts Department areconcerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller and AuditorGeneral of India.8. This issues with the concurrence of the Department of PublicEnterprises.9. Hindi version will follow.Sd/-(Mrs. Aarti Khosla)

Nohttp://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/estbrr5...8 of 9 27-Oct-11 3:12 AMJoint Secretary to the Govt. of IndiaToAll Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India. (As per standard list with usualnumber of spare copies).No. 28034/2/97-Estt.(A)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions(Department of Personnel & Training)********New Delhi the 12 th June, 1997OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Posting of husband and wife at the same station.The undersigned is directed to say that on the subject mentionedabove, Government had issued detailed guidelines vide O.M.NO.28034/7/86-Estt. (A) dated 3.4.86. The Fifth Central Pay Commissionhas now recommended that not only the existing instructions regardingthe need to post husband and wife at the same station need to bereiterated, it has also recommended that the scope of these instructionsshould be widened to include the provision that where posts at theappropriate level exist in the organisation at the same station, thehusband and wife may invariably be posted together in order to enablethem to lead a normal family life and look after the welfare of thechildren, especially till the children are 10 years of age.2. The Government, after considering the matter, has decided to accept thisrecommendation of the Fifth Central Pay Commission. Accordingly, it is reiteratedthat all Ministries/Departments should strictly adhere to the guidelines laid down inO.M.NO. 28034/7/86-Estt.(A) dated 3.4.86 while deciding on the requests for postingof husband and wife at the same station and should ensure that such posting isinvariably done, especially till their children are 10 years of age, if posts at theappropriate level exist in the organisation at the same station and if no administrativeproblems are expected to result as a consequence.3. It is further clarified that even in cases where only the wife is a governmentservant, the concession elaborated in para 2 of this O.M. would be admissible to the

Nohttp://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/estbrr5...9 of 9 27-Oct-11 3:12 AMgovernment servant.4. These instructions would be applicable only to posts within the samedepartment and would not apply on appointment under the Central StaffingScheme.5. A copy of this Department’s O.M. No. 28034/7/86-Estt. (A) dated 3.4.86 isenclosed for ready reference and guidance.6. Hindi version of the OM is enclosed.Sd/-(HARINDER SINGH)Joint Secretary to the Govt. of IndiaTel.No. 301 1276To(1) All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.(2) Department of Women & Child Development.(3) The National Commission for Women, 4, Deendayal Upadhyay Marg, ITO, N